A Report Films Division

Govt. of India, Min. of I & B, 24- Dr. G Deshmukh Marg, Mumbai -26

Dated the 28th May, 2021

Report on Screening of films on Raja Ram Mohan Roy by Films Division to mark 249th Birth Anniversary celebrations

Films Division paid tribute to the great social reformer and ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’, Raja Ram Mohan Roy on his 249th Birth Anniversary on 22nd May, 2021 by screening documentary films focusing on his life and seminal contributions in building a modern India. The films were streamed on Films Division Website and YouTube channel throughout the day.

The package of films include Raja Ram Mohan Roy (20 Mins/Eng/ 1984 / P.C.Sharma) - a biopic on Roy, his pivotal role in founding Brahma Samaj which played an important role in reforming and modernizing Indian society and Roy’s heroic fight against social evils like Sati, India’s Sturggle for Freedom: Writing off the Raj (23 Mins/Eng/ 1985 / B.D.Garga) – a film on the role played by press, including the Bengali weekly, Sambad Kaumudi published and edited by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in India’s freedom struggle and When the Waves Come (21 Mins/ Eng/ 1986 / S. Krishnaswamy) – portraying important role played by social reformers like Ram Mohan Roy in banning cruel practices like Sati and fighting for right of women to re-marry and hold property.

The documentaries were streamed on www.filmsdivision.org/ “Documentary of the Week” on 22nd May 2021 and 2259 cineastes enjoyed the films online. The online streaming was well covered by print, electronic and social media as annexed.

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On Films Division Website

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Films Division YouTube Channel

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Films Division Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/FilmsDivision/

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Films Division Twitter page https://twitter.com/Films_Division

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Films Division Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/films_division/

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Tweet by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Press Information Bureau ….

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Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum, Cultural Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh

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Indiaeducationdiary.com

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Embassy of India, Santiago

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